Decission on certification of our opening sequence

As a group we have decided that our film/opening sequence will be a 12, firstly the difference between a 12 and a 12A is a 12A requires an adult to accompany any child under 12 seeing a 12A film at the cinema, whereas a 12 rating film does not require an adult. This is because in a 12 rating film you are allowed to include strong language as the BBFC's Guidelines state that strong language (e.g. 'f***') may be passed at 12 or 12A, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language. But you must ensure discrimination is involved as the BBFC states any discriminatory language or behaviour will not be authorised by the work as a whole, aggressive discriminatory language (for example homophobic or racist terms) is unlikely to be passed at 12 unless it is clearly condemned. Also, sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12A or 12, verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Furthermore, sex and sex references must be treated the same irrespective of sexuality. Also, dangerous behaviour (for example hanging and suicide) may be present in 12A or 12 works but will not dwell on detail which could be copied or present those activities in a manner that children are likely to copy, anti-social behaviour should not be endorsed, there may be infrequent sight of drugs misuse in a 12A or a 12 but the portrayal should not be glamorised. Additionally action sequences and weapons may be present at 12A or 12, and there may be long fight scenes or similar. Weapons which might be easily accessible to 12 year olds (such as knives) should not be exaggerated in 12A and 12 works.

Therefore, to ensure we involve all of the above we will make sure we understand there is everything to know about 12 rating films. We will do that by researching all different types of BBFC ratings and compare them all to a 12 rating in order to understand what is allowed and what is not allowed to be included in a 12 rating film. Also, this will help maximise our knowledge on different ratings including the one we have chosen which is a 12 so in the future we will be more advanced at choosing and gathering the research for our BBFC rating of what is required of us next within the future in exploring our skills.